MARTINEZ

Martinez Cocktail.~(Use small bar-glass.)~Take 1 dash of Boker’s bitters.~2 dashes of Maraschino.~1 pony of Old Tom gin.~1 wine-glass of Vermouth.~ 2 small lumps of ice. Shake up thoroughly, and strain into a large cocktailglass.
Put a quarter of a slice of lemon in the glass, and serve.
If the guest prefers it very sweet, add two dashes of gum syrup.

Picture taken by:Jamie Boudreau

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[…] no one really knows for sure. Of the many Martinez recipes around, I’ve chosen a version by Jamie Boudreau, which is less vermouth heavy than the original. I’ve seen recipes that use curacao or sugar […]

Thanks Jamie for Martinez! It is my first “great” cocktail probably. I found this post on 2006 and I started to collect my bar and improve my bar-knowledge. And now I offer my version – without orange bitters but with lemon-lime vermouth:

[…] to mix up a test. Recollection of Rick’s Martinez comparison yielded my new formulation (the Jamie Boudreau version) and upon sipping discovered that while you should never regret past decisions I regretted […]

[…] strongly vanilla Carpano vermouth and added a depth of flavor to the overall drink. Inspired by an idea from Jamie Boudreau’s spiritsandcocktails, I then tried Fee’s Orange bitters; this also worked well, and left a delightful, faint […]